The Oscars are a long show — what better way to get through it than pregame a little bit on the red carpet?! Jimmy Kimmel Live’s red carpet correspondent, Guillermo, helped the stars do just that with his trusty bottle of tequila.

Guillermo first spoke with Amy Adams, questioning whether or not she had an acceptance speech prepared for the evening (the actress was nominated for Best Actress). Because she didn’t, he prepared one for her. “I’d like to thank Guillermo,” she read. “If he were here, I’d hug him and kiss his mustache.” Then, the American Hustle star agreed to take a shot of “speech juice” to calm her nerves.